Their actions become increasingly sinister as they draw her into their dark world, forcing her to confront her fears and face the consequences of her involvement in the prank. I hated his beautiful face and his hazel eyes—the color of cider with flecks of spice—and his hands…I hated his hands. Through Corrupt, readers can enter a world where these themes intertwine and explore the powerful emotions that accompany them. She legit had 0 surface-level flaws (and don't tell me a 2 inch scar counts), she was 'chill', 'one of the guys', a rich innocent good girl who was secretly bad *dun dun dun*, could dance, fence, apparently a knife expert?

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Being groomed into the family and her godfather (said bully’s father), took her in as his own, and had very specific plans for her.Relationships between the characters are complicated and dynamic, offering an interesting perspective on love and loyalty.

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Jaxon’s best friend, Kade, provides an alternative perspective on his relationship with Saddie, while Saddie’s friend, Macy, is a source of strength and support throughout the novel. An intoxicating story, phenomenally written as always, and utterly addictive in the way it keeps surprising us and turning up the heat at every corner—this book is just another example of Ms Douglas’ remarkable ability to tell stories that are always fresh, exciting, and distinctive in every way. I already had several I’d only worn once, and at nineteen, I could definitely pick out my own clothes. Penelope Douglass Corrupt Book presents a thoughtful analysis of the various strategies used to combat corruption, from legal systems and public education to international organizations and grassroots movements.I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven’t had her body, I know that I have her mind. The characters face numerous obstacles and must come to terms with the powerful themes of love, sacrifice, revenge, redemption, identity, family, grief, loss, and isolation. They’re more bad than good a lot of the story (but that doesn’t stop me from wanting more of them… I want a Kai book so bad! Every month my friends and I go out of our comfort zones and embrace the world outside historical and contemporary romance. It sounds like a tummy twister and I’m not certain where the romance comes into it cos they don’t appear to have any L.

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But for the past three years, Michael has lived with regret and anger, blaming the girl he could never have for the fate of his three closest friends. It’s a bit of a game (albeit a scary one) and again… if you just go with it, well played, by quite a few of the parties involved. It’s like a being onboard a runaway train at breakneck speed with nothing to stop you and the destination equals devastation.

There are too many people that try to change us, and not enough people who want us to be who we really are. The plot follows Jaxon and Bethany, a forbidden couple from different worlds, as they are thrust into the world of corrupt police officers, drug dealers, and criminals. I let my head fall as I tried to take in air, but I couldn’t stop my chest from damn near convulsing. Allusions to historical figures, places, and events provide context and depth to the story, while imagery creates vivid and detailed descriptions. Chevelle, Skillet, Garbage, Korn, Trivium, In This Moment…” I drifted off, peace settling over me as I looked up at him.

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God’s judgment to purge the world through famine, pestilence, war, and death, but our horsemen were far different. With four cats and only one mouse in this game, all odds are stacked against Erika…until the mouse learns how to play the game and gives the cats a taste of their own medicine. I also wished for a bit of something from Michael at the end (I won't say what because I'm a teasing bitch like that) but you'll see what I mean once you read it. I was sixteen, nearly three years younger than him, and he’d raised his eyes, meeting mine as he barely held my fingers in his. Dreams might be a heart’s desire, but nightmares are its obsession in the first novel of a dark romance series from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas.It’s not a pretty story, it’s not a happy story, it’s a story about two messed up people who find solace in each other. does your man even love you if he doesn't freeze your accounts, burn your house down and then try gangr*ping you? There is nothing as mouth-watering as a book that keeps shocking you page after page, keeping you in a constant state of bewilderment and exhilaration with the mere volatility of its plotline, but when you add explosive sexual tension into that mix, you’ve got yourself nothing less than a tantalizingly wicked read. This closeness is driven by their palpable chemistry and their mutual exploration of their feelings for each other. She would've cut off her limbs just to have Michael touch her, so HER NOT EVEN TRYING TO GET A LITTLE APOLOGY FROM MICHAEL and letting him touch her was expected.